I did find that in some of the battles that I came across, if you do not have a priest or other class that can cast buffs, you will die. Magic is handled via energy and ranges from close-range healing or damage spells to area-of-attack damaging spells or group buffs. While it may seem like a small thing, a lot of games out there do not differentiate a spear or polearm’s reach from that of a sword, so seeing that is a nice little change. Gameplay is a blast turn-based combat that uses a grid system with interesting mechanics like how spears can attack two spaces away. The downside is that there do not seem to be many tracks, but that is okay because the tracks that are there are wonderful. On top of the spectacular lore the background music is just great I would not be opposed to Spiderweb packaging the OST and selling it, because I would buy it, then I would listen to it. I really felt like after 17 hours I was just barely getting to know the world of Avernum and I could not be happier. I think myself a creative individual that is capable of small-scale world-building but holy cow, Avernum lore is all over the place and it is huge. Honestly, if Jeff Vogel, President of Spiderweb Software, compiled the Avernum lore into a compendium and sold it, I would buy it in hardcover as well as paperback.
#AVERNUM 6 DIFFICULTY FULL#
The world-building that went into the Avernum series is astounding and full of rich content that is actually interesting. Avernum 2 is a true roleplaying game in the fact that the explorable world of Avernum is absolutely massive and full of so much lore that I found myself wondering how such a small team of two people could come up with so much content.
For older gamers like myself it is a non-issue we grew up in an era where you actually had to read your games, not just listen to them or skip through the quest logs then check the map to see what you needed to do. Something some gamers may need to get used to with Crystal Souls is the lack of voice acting this is a text-heavy game so come prepared to read. From the massive world to the intelligently designed dungeons and different sidequests, Avernum 2 is a massive bounty of classic roleplaying that any fan of the genre has to pick up. The pity is that many may look at the graphics of Avernum 2 and pass it by and that is a shame because it is absolutely worth the money.
The one thing about Avernum 2 is that it is not for everyone the older roleplaying crowd will be far more familiar with the way that it looks where the younger crowd is used to 3D models, high resolution textures, and far more ‘impressive’ graphics. Every single aspect of Avernum 2 is a throwback to the days of old and it is glorious. You can then place your attribute points and basic skills (or just a pre-built party) and then finally customize your wonderfully two-dimensional characters. Loading a new game allows you to build your 4-person party with classes like warrior, rogue, archer, priest, and wizard to name a few. From the moment I loaded the game I was wrapped up in a blanket of warm nostalgia, and that was just at the main menu screen. The graphics are straight out of the days of Icewind Dale and it is a blast. While a standard in isometric gaming, it is still refreshing to see, though these days it is primarily used in RTS games (likely due to the fact that there just are not many CRPG games out there that use the isometric camera). After you leave a room, while it is viewable on the map, there is a slight gray haze that appears that blocks out any potential threats/items/characters. Like many roleplaying games of the 90’s and early 2000’s, Avernum 2 has a static isometric view with a “fog of war” appearance. Does Avernum 2 successfully pull you into its homage to classic CRPG games? Four years later the sequel, Avernum 2: Crystal Souls is upon us, throwing us back to the days where text-heavy roleplaying and standard D&D-style rules drove some of the best games available. While the Avernum games have been around for years, Avernum: Escape from the Pit was released in 2011 and was very well received.
As we entered the 2000’s the roleplaying game genre mutated and you now have all manner of different types of roleplaying games, from action RPG games to SRPG games to Western RPGs, but rarely do you see titles that hearken back to the heydays of CRPGs.Įnter the Avernum franchise, a classic roleplaying game developed by Spiderweb Software. However, since Baldur’s Gate II was released the CRPG genre, as isometric, pseudo-turn based, text-heavy, and extremely long, has all but disappeared. The pinnacle of the genre lies with Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn, which to this day still ranks as one of the best computer roleplaying games ever developed (which is a well-deserved assumption).
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